“Tiranga virus, a new version of Coronavirus found in tomatoes, is harmful to humans.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
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4,075 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“An Islamic doctor, Mohammed Raffi, removed the uterus of 4000 Hindu women. This is a new kind of Jihad. Women who go to Muslim doctors should be aware of it.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The bill strictly targets the novel coronavirus. It would provide $100 billion to organizations that do COVID-19 contact tracing and testing, or that offer services to people who are isolating at home.
“China owns the patent for the drug remdesivir”
USA TODAY rated this: False
“It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The U.S. has nearly twice as many confirmed COVID-19 deaths per capita as Canada. Leadership is one explanation for the gap. But there are others, including differences in the two nations’ health care systems.
“Masks cause low blood oxygen circulation”
PesaCheck rated this: PARTLY FALSE
“Masks cause low blood oxygen circulation”
PesaCheck rated this: PARTLY FALSE
“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: After Georgia relaxed business restrictions, the number of cases fell.
“Video of a person person infected with COVID-19 succumbing to the disease”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is not of a real-life incident. It is of a mock drill conducted by a municipal administration in Colombia. The drill was conducted in 'El Pital' by the Colombian department of Huila to raise awareness about CO…
“$3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Experts say the Federal Reserve is likely to be the largest source of funds for the $3 trillion. China is expected to buy little, if any, of the debt, because it does not have the money to lend.
“A video claims the answer to COVID-19 is not a vaccine but salt.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci created and are set to profit from the drug remdesivir”
USA TODAY rated this: False
“Coronavirus is an artificial virus”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Dr. Fauci disagreed with President Trump's decision to curtail travel from China early in the pandemic.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Fact-checking a video that claims New York City hospitals are "murdering" COVID-19 patients.”
PolitiFact rated this: Three claims refuted.
PolitiFact says: The video claims that a nurse working on the COVID-19 front lines in New York City said that some hospitals there are “murdering” COVID-19 patients. We did not find evidence to back three specific claims in the video.
“Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Gates Foundation has pledged millions of dollars to companies developing potential novel coronavirus vaccines. There is no evidence that the Gates Foundation stands to profit from these efforts.
“It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In the first place, a misinterpretation of old data. In the second, that old data is contradicted by later studies.
“Man dying of coronavirus on the road”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“A list of COVID-19 precautions issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR - New Delhi)”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“amilnadu DMK party Leader Selva Kumar kicked Lady Doctor on duty. Forward this Video to all group until he will be punished. Shocking display of VIP Racism”
Youturn rated this: Fake